When the Life Goals of College and Noncollege Young Adults

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the life goals of college and noncollege young adults are compared,which of the following is true?

• A)Noncollege youth tend to rank good pay and opportunities for advancement in their work to be lower priorities than college youth.
• B)Noncollege youth tend to rank "making a meaningful contribution" in their work to be a lower priority than college youth.
• C)Noncollege and college youth both rank good pay and opportunities for advancement in their work as important goals.
• D)Noncollege youth focus much more on family concerns whereas college youth focus much more on work concerns.

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A statistic calculated from a sample of data used to conduct a t-test, which assesses whether there is a significant difference between the means of two datasets.

Type II Error

An error that occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis, indicating a missed opportunity to detect an actual effect or difference.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive".

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of the difference between groups or the strength of the relationship between variables in a statistical analysis.